Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . (W3—Two Early Sixteenth Century Italian Bronze Candle-o sticks (By Jacopo Tatti, known as II Sansovino. |S 1*77-1570) ^, (J> yrfc&uc^ Vase-shaped stems, the upper parts decorated with festoons ofdrapery, husk pendants and acanthus leaves, the lower partswith cherubim heads and outstanding voluted scrolls. Thedomed bases are decorated with bold egg and dart mold-ings and are supported on three female caryatides with out-stretched wings,
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . (W3—Two Early Sixteenth Century Italian Bronze Candle-o sticks (By Jacopo Tatti, known as II Sansovino. |S 1*77-1570) ^, (J> yrfc&uc^ Vase-shaped stems, the upper parts decorated with festoons ofdrapery, husk pendants and acanthus leaves, the lower partswith cherubim heads and outstanding voluted scrolls. Thedomed bases are decorated with bold egg and dart mold-ings and are supported on three female caryatides with out-stretched wings, between which hang knots of drapery, andterminations of lions paws and acanthus-leaf scrolls. Height, 12 ( ( inches.
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Keywords: ., bookauthortownsendhorace1859192, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910
